Composing the Academy: Anti-Racism, Linguistic Justice, and Culturally Responsive Writing Pedagogy at CUNY Guttman.

Join us on Friday, May 6, 2022 from 2 PM to 3 PM for a workshop led by Dr. Daniel Collins and Dr. Meghan Gilbert addressing ongoing changes to the Composition Program at Guttman Community College. These changes are grounded in anti-racist pedagogy and theory, as well as the scholarship and activism of linguistic justice. Drawing from Critical Race Theory, Abolitionist theory and pedagogy, and contemporary Composition theory informed by Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, this session will outline current Composition initiatives at Guttman.

This workshop is intended for a broad, multi-disciplinary audience. Although our work commences from changes in our writing program at Guttman, it addresses a broader set of ideologies around how we assign and assess writing in the CUNY classroom. Core principles include student access, student voice, and joy and love as pedagogical foundations.

The workshop will begin with a presentation outlining Guttman’s progress and the rationale for the work we’ve done. However, we anticipate and will provide space for a broad and robust conversation and sharing of best practices. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions, ideas, and current practices, and to participate deeply as we collaborate toward bettering instruction across CUNY.

Please note that in order to facilitate an interactive workshop, participant spots will be limited. If you have registered and find that you will be unable to attend, please notify us as Innovative.Pedagogy@cuny.edu so that we can release your place to another participant.

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Daniel Collins is a Professor at Guttman Community College. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Recently, Daniel completed a Master’s in Public Health, and he is currently interested in the relationship between the act of writing and the creation and maintenance of student well-being. Dr. Collins completed a two-part series on Implicit Bias by the Equity Consulting Group and a seminar on Racial Literacy and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy offered by Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz of Columbia University’s Teachers College. Along with Meghan Gilbert, he is writing a book-length manuscript, Composing an Anti-Racist Academy, about culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-racism, and linguistic justice in the Composition classroom and beyond.

Meghan Gilbert is an Assistant Professor of English. Dr. Gilbert holds a Ph.D. in English from St. John’s University. Like Professor Collins, she has participated in the series on Implicit Bias and seminar on Racial Literacy and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, as well as many additional workshops and sessions on equitable curriculum and pedagogy. Dr. Gilbert’s recent book- and article-length publications focus on intersectionality and advocacy in contemporary popular culture and fiction. Along with Daniel Collins, she is writing a book-length manuscript, Composing an Anti-Racist Academy, about culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-racism, and linguistic justice in the Composition classroom and beyond.

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Composing the Academy